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Blackburn with Darwen
(Encyclopedia) Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn with Darwen därˈwĭn, dărˈĕn [key], borough and unitary authority, NW…barcode
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Barcode barcode, computer coding system that uses a printed pattern of lines and bars to identify such things as products, mail and packages, and customer accounts; the term…butter
(Encyclopedia) butter, dairy product obtained by churning the fat from milk until it solidifies. In most areas the milk of cows is the basis, but elsewhere that of goats, sheep, and mares has been…Stone, I. F.
(Encyclopedia) Stone, I. F., 1907–89, American journalist, b. Philadelphia as Isidor Feinstein. Raised in New Jersey, he moved to New York City shortly after beginning his career as a journalist.…sodium bicarbonate
(Encyclopedia) sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate, chemical compound, NaHCO3, a white crystalline or granular powder, commonly known as bicarbonate of soda or baking soda. It is soluble…sodium silicate
(Encyclopedia) sodium silicate, any one of several compounds containing sodium oxide, Na2O, and silica, Si2O, or a mixture of sodium silicates. Sodium orthosilicate is Na4SiO4 (or 2Na2O·SiO2); sodium…semiotics
(Encyclopedia) semiotics or semiology, discipline deriving from the American logician C. S. Peirce and the French linguist Ferdinand de Saussure. It has come to mean generally the study of any…Sismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde de
(Encyclopedia) Sismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde deSismondi, Jean Charles Léonard Simonde dezhäN shärl lāônärˈ sēmôNdˈ də sēsmôNdēˈ [key], 1773–1842, Swiss historian, economist, and critic. A…repetitive stress injury
(Encyclopedia) repetitive stress injury or repetitive strain injury (RSI), injury caused by repeated movement of a particular part of the body. Often seen in workers whose physical routine is…Oneida, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) OneidaOneidaōnīˈdə [key], city (1990 pop. 10,850), Madison co., central N.Y.; inc. 1901. Tableware was long the best-known product, and some is still manufactured in neighboring…Trending
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